90-705 Policy Analysis I
12 units, Carnegie Mellon University
This class aims to survey the broad field of public policy as both an academic discipline and as a field of practice. The curriculum covers in a systematic way the main dimensions and understandings of public policy making. Core frameworks for public policymaking and the debates about them are discussed and analyzed in particular the ideas of the policy cycle the garbagecan approach and the ongoing debates about the motivational and institutional foundations of public policy. Issues and problems at the main stages or steps in the public policymaking process are also explored from the definition of policy problems and the setting of policy agendas to the theory and practice of policy analysis to the issues surrounding the delivery implementation and evaluation of public policies.Current issues and perspectives in public policy are used throughout to illustrate the general concepts and theories. The class draws on case study material from a variety of policy areas and is concerned with how concepts and theories shape contemporary public policy practice. a hrefhttpwww.heinz.cmu.eduacademicresourcescourseresultscoursedetailsindex.aspxcid4...Read Morea
Prerequisites: none listed
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